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The administration decided that they didn't have much chance in the Supreme Court. The truth is that Congress has the right to appropriate funds. And it's unconstitutional for him to impound large amounts of funds. The Congress was willing to make a deal saying that, hex can reduce? if it reduces any program by 5 percent -- that's a small amount. But he was wiping out their programs. He wiped out -- gave no money at all to regional medical centers, wiped out money. He a just was legislating by impoundment. It is unheard-of.

In very sensitive areas, public health.

Yes, Really a terrible thing. It was like -- a friend of mine wrote me and said, “What's going on in your country? It sounds like a combination of a banana republic and the Third Reich.” And the things that went on were like that.

How, was this agreement on 5 percent reduction, is this going to take care of this matter?

We don't know. They're continuing to sue. Saying that the money should be returned all in one year. We're hoping that they will eventually have to appeal to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court, we think, is going to have to rule against them.

You say they're continuing to sue.

Support for nursing -- training of nurses.